ARTICLE IRRADIATION SYSTEM HAVING INTERMEDIATE WALL OF RADIATION SHIELDING MATERIAL WITHIN LOOP OF A CONVEYOR SYSTEM THAT TRANSPORTS THE ARTICLES - Patent 1181696

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EP 1 181 696 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	27.02.2002 Bulletin 2002/09

(21)	Application number: 99973846.1

(22)	Date of filing: 23.09.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G21K 5/10

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9921/258

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0068/955 (16.11.2000 Gazette 2000/46)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

05.05.1999 US 305726

(71)	Applicant: THE TITAN CORPORATION
	San Diego, California 92121 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	WILLIAMS, Colin, Brian La Jolla, CA 92037 (US) ALLEN, John, Thomas San Diego, CA 92130 (US) SULLIVAN, George, Michael, Jr. San Diego, CA 92129 (US)

(74)	Representative: McLeish, Nicholas Alistair Maxwell et al
	Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT London WC1X 8BT (GB)

(54)	ARTICLE IRRADIATION SYSTEM HAVING INTERMEDIATE WALL OF RADIATION SHIELDING MATERIAL WITHIN LOOP OF A CONVEYOR SYSTEM THAT TRANSPORTS THE ARTICLES